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Comment by Joan Denoo on April 21, 2018 at 1:24am

L&L and I drove to Spokane, 50 miles south of here, to run some errands. The closer we got to Spokane, the more color we saw. Kwanzan cherry and ornamental pear trees in bloom, forsythia, azaleas, daffodils; the colors just blasted out at us. On our return to Newport, fewer and less vibrant blossoms appeared as we drove north. OH! I do miss the spring colors here. Even the forest floor does not have buttercups, shooting stars, cranesbill, or violets do not grow here. 

I was privileged all those years to live with spring colors. 

Comment by tom sarbeck on April 20, 2018 at 3:56pm

There’s a place for bone, and it’s not in a guy’s head.

Randall, check into cold-brewed coffee. It has less of the acid that hot-brewed coffee and I don’t sweeten it. However, the brewer is made of glass.

Comment by Patricia on April 20, 2018 at 1:26pm

Bonehead just means feeling a person has done something stupid. Bonehead=dolt=idiot.....any of those.

In Canada, Proctor Silex has not been my brand of choice for any appliance.

Comment by Plinius on April 20, 2018 at 9:07am

Not sure what a bonehead is, but I hope they'll replace it!

Comment by Randall Smith on April 20, 2018 at 7:05am

True, I'm a bonehead.

I finally broke down and bought a regular drip coffee maker (Proctor-Silex). My percolator has seen better days. When I removed it from the box, the pot slipped off and fell to the floor shattering in a thousand pieces. In my defense, I would have thought the pot would be secured to prevent that particular accident from happening. Live and learn.

I'm returning the coffee maker hoping they'll replace it. We'll see. Aaarrghh!

Comment by Randall Smith on April 8, 2018 at 7:21am

Joan, you're hilarious! And, by the way, thanks for the introduction to a new Indiana member.

Patricia, I enjoy reading your comments. "There's no place like home." Or is there?

Comment by Patricia on April 7, 2018 at 6:10pm

We also don't travel well.

Comment by Patricia on April 7, 2018 at 6:08pm

We lived in the milder climates & had more arthritic, allergies, & breathing problems.

We like the cold as long as its not too cold. We don't like the heat at all, so are rather glad our summers are not too long.

As for the wildfires, this is the most dangerous it has ever been, & I don't know where we'd move to other than Iceland.

Comment by Joan Denoo on April 7, 2018 at 6:04pm

Patricia, I don't envy you the suspense of being in a forested area with the threats of fires, and in a cold area with threats of winter storms! Do you ever consider moving to a milder climate?

If I were younger, I would sell everything I have and move out of the U.S. I am not sure where I would move to, perhaps to a "happier" nation, i.e. 

• Norway (7.53)
• Denmark (7.52)
• Iceland (7.50)
• Switzerland (7.49)
• Finland (7.46)
• Netherlands (7.37)
• Canada (7.31)

No, that would not get me out of the cold. Maybe a healthy nation, i.e. 

Country Name	Health-Conscious Rank	Life Expectancy
Sweden	1	82.1
Switzerland	2	82.6
Denmark	3	79.5
Norway	4	81.9

Nope, that would still be in a cold area. Maybe a peaceful nation, i.e. 

Country	2017 rank	2016 rank
Iceland	1	1
New Zealand	2	4
Portugal	3	5
Austria	4	3

Portugal might work! I don't think I would do well in Austria. I was there for a few weeks and did not feel comfortable with the rigidity. 

I might as well stop right here, I have no resources for such a move and I would not like to be so far from my family. 

Where is my Attitude of Gratitude Journal when I need it? 

Comment by Joan Denoo on April 7, 2018 at 5:41pm

Spud, it sounds like you made a wise decision, given the reality of the thing. I wonder if there is another way to protect your blossoms. 

Randy, have you tried other ways to protect your blossoms? 

I cut down my peaches and apricot trees because they were hit by late frosts and produced nothing edible. I am in a colder climate in Newport, WA., and would love to have some spring blossoms, and apple trees seem to be grown successfully in this area.

If I were going to plant an apricot or peach tree now, I would choose something such as these two varieties:

Hunza Apricot / Citation [SPRING]

Contender Peach / Lovell [SPRING]

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